President Viktor Yushchenko has instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to assign to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine the functions of state registration of print media and news agencies.

He emphasized that this is the position of the party leader Volodymyr Lytvyn.

The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has recognized the draft Law "On Amending the Constitution of Ukraine" (No. 3207-1) as complying with the requirements of Articles 157 and 158 of the Constitution of Ukraine.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Thursday prematurely terminated the powers of 12 out of 19 dual-mandate deputies, reports a correspondent of "proUA". \n \nDeputy powers were terminated for the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, Yurii Artemenko (358 people's deputies voted in favor).

The first plenum of the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of the Volyn Region to discuss the draft Labor Code of Ukraine took place in Lutsk on September 6. \nThis is stated in the report of the Volyn Regional State Administration.

The leader of the parliamentary faction of the People's Party of Ukraine, Ihor Yeremieiev, considers it unlikely that the issue of raising the passing threshold for parties and blocs in elections will pass in parliament. He stated this while answering a correspondent's question from LIHABiznesInform. \nI.

President Viktor Yushchenko signed the amendments to the Law "On Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine" adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, the press service of the head of state reported.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko returned to the Verkhovna Rada the Housing Code of Ukraine adopted by it with his proposals.

On Wednesday, July 27, President Viktor Yushchenko signed a law defining the procedure for dismissing from office persons who combine the powers of a Verkhovna Rada deputy with other types of activity prohibited by law.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Friday adopted as a whole the Law "On the Peculiarities of Dismissal from Positions of Persons Who Combine the Powers of a People's Deputy of Ukraine with Other Types of Activity." 326 people's deputies voted for the adoption of this law, reports a correspondent of "proUA".